I got a little reflective this weekend and thought back over the past year. This is the result of those reflections. Good and bad, but overall a fine year!
“Least positive” Racing Moments
- Pulling a hamstring and failing the Tyrolean Traverse in South Carolina
- Inadvertently carrying the sandbag an extra mile during the Extreme Rampage
- Losing my shoe in the mud at the Indiana Spartan Sprint
- Trying to keep from puking in the penthouse after finishing the Lexington Urban Mountain Challenge
- Shivering uncontrollably at various points during the Spartan Ultra Beast
- Getting stung by bees during the Ultra Beast
Best Racing Moments
- Finishing the 28.2 mile Spartan Ultra Beast obstacle race
- Finishing the final ascent off the mountain at the Spartan Ultra Beast
- Winning the inaugural Kentucky Stampede
- Watching my daughter run the Spartan Kids race in Indiana
- Reading my daughter’s note to me midway through the Spartan Ultra Beast
- Finishing 4th overall in the Lexington Urban Mountain Challenge
“Least positive” Non-Racing Moments
- Pulling an all-nighter to retrieve my lost racing gear the night before the Ultra Beast
- Knee bursitis that plagued me all summer long
- Ongoing issues and different diagnoses with left foot (sesamoiditis, stress reaction, etc…)
- Receiving the diagnosis of partially torn left bicep tendon in November
- Drastic reduction in training due to aforementioned injuries
- Inability due to injury to race at either of the last 2 Beast races of the year
- Cancelling 3 races due to injury
- Hours upon hours in doctor’s offices and physical therapy hoping to be cleared to train and race
Best non-racing moments
- Interviewed by MattB.DavisRuns
- Becoming an Ambassador for SimpleBrandz
- Inception into the Mud Mafia
- Dinner with Dan & Gretchen Krueger, Jason Moss, & Heather Powell in South Carolina
- My mom travelling with me to the South Carolina Beast
- Dinner with Nathan Page, Christopher Brill, & Jeremy White after the Utah Beast
- Feeling at home in Vermont
- Reuniting with old friends and meeting new ones at the Indiana Spartan Sprint
- Reuniting with old friends and meeting new ones at the Vermont Ultra Beast
- Beginnings of the formation of the “For Those Who Would” charitable foundation
Trivial facts of 2012
- Ran more miles during races than I did in training due to injuries
- Saw 2 sports physicians, 4 physical therapists, 2 chiropractors, and an elbow specialist over the course of the year
- Had 4 X-rays and 3 MRIs
On My Way To Sparta 